Rotterdam to Duisburg bus: 3 a day, fastest 2h35

3 a dayfastest 2h35FlixBus🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

RotterdamBredaEindhovenVenloDuisburg· 167 km as the crow flies

05:20 → 07:55
FlixBus N885
Rotterdam Central Station → Duisburg central train station
2h35nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
08:50 → 12:15
FlixBus 023
Rotterdam Central Station → Duisburg central train station · via Breda, Eindhoven, Venlo
3h253 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
17:50 → 22:05
FlixBus N1361
Rotterdam Central Station → Duisburg central train station · via Tilburg, Eindhoven, Düsseldorf
4h153 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

The bus is the fastest way door to door

Bus · fastest direct3h09

To Rotterdam Central Station11 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N8852h35
From Duisburg central train station8 min

Plane · nonstop AMS to DUS4h30

To Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)1h00
Check-in & security1h30
Flight AMS to DUS55 min
Landing to exit20 min
From DUS45 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Rotterdam to Duisburg in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Rotterdam goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Rotterdam to Duisburg nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

KLMAMS→DUSBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Rotterdam to Duisburg?

Yes. 3 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Rotterdam to Duisburg?

The fastest takes 2h35; the slowest 4h15, for 167 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:20 and the latest at 17:50, local time in Rotterdam. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Rotterdam to Duisburg?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

Rotterdam ▸ Duisburg

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